European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes monday october 7, 1985 William f. Buckley Send those extra russian diplomats packing it was rather refreshing i thought to i have the old Kremlin lash out in retaliation against the British expulsion of soviet Kuh agents posing As Diplo Mats by expelling British diplomats and journalists posing As nothing other than what i hey in Irv it came ill just the right moment after or. Gorbachev had spent 12 Days More or less non Stop spooning with Western journalists and diplomats in operation Ingrati Tion. The of feel was quite wonderful recalling that glorious moment in the 30s when the children s radio idol Don Carney would read for an hour or so children s stories and one Day at the end of the hour commented there i guess that la hold the Little bastards for another the trouble being that the Little bustards All heard that because the radio operator had to switch car Ney off the air. He paid for that by expulsion from the airwaves for a probationary period of one forgets How Long. Cir Bachch won t have to pay so prolonged a Price because operation Ingrati Tion has a natural Audi ence and soon he will be Back smiling his petulant smile and telling children s stories about his love for peace and there arc those who will drink it ill in. It has. To be sure been quite a sea son for spies. A cursory look at the head lines in West Germany during the past month raises the question whether there Are More communists in or West Germany. If Joe Mccarthy had Ever said about the United slates that communist penetration was at a level it in fact reached in Germany Why even mrs. Mccarthy and Roy Cohn would have laughed him out of town. And the West German scandal came Only one month after we discovered that san Diego is one part a retirement Community one part a military Industrial com plex one part a ganglion of soviet spy activity aimed at penetrating naval intelligence. Along comes Caspar Weinberger our devoted Secretary of defense and he makes a Concrete suggestion. Back up for a moment. It has recently been highlighted in the press that the new soviet embassy in Washington presides Over the City in approximately the same Way that the Eiffel Tower presides Over Paris. If the Kab had approached the cily of parts and used please might it lease the if Fol Tower to facilitate the interception of radio and Telephone traffic emanating from Paris and France had William Safire f fkr ii of Kelsor. J acceded to the request the difference in the advantages enjoyed by the soviet Union in Washington would not be noticeable. Super modern equipment sprouts from the embassy like the bristles of a Porcu Pine any conversation not conducted in super scrambles is not Safe from detection. A casual Telephone Call from the Secre tary of defense to the Secretary of stale if there is such a thing can be picked up by the soviet embassy and studied in the Kremlin and at the United Stales of America and Canada Institute hours later. Meanwhile of course our re quest for a new embassy in Moscow now Over 20 years old. Was grudgingly granted and we were assigned some acreage roughly 100 feet below sea level. Nol con Lent with that the soviet Union has riddled and . And the Structure is not yet Complete. Why Well a soviet spokesman would no doubt sigh and say that the soviet Union is always running into labor Union problems. Sometimes one has to pause and won Der wonder in the haunting refrain of the negro spiritual at the sheer stupidity of he american government at so fundamental a level. Well along comes or. Weinberger with a proposal to do something about what is going on. He has a Concrete recommendation namely to Send a Bunch of russians Home. There Are approximately 1,000 of them in inc United Stales protected by Diplo Matic immunity. By contrast we have one Quarter that number in the soviet Union. Moreover every movement of our people is diligently watched. Theirs with a few exceptions have the run of a free country. Why not Send three quarters of them packing do we really need 10 years of congressional hearing and state depart ment investigations to validate the Good sense in making it just a Little More diff cull for the soviet Union to carry on its subversive activities within the United states la would be absolutely splendid if the president were to pick up his Fountain pen and sign the relevant document. I would suggest the eve of the Geneva sum Mil As the Ideal moment for this gesture and i would put that pen in a solid Gold Frame hang it in the smithsonian institution Over the caption the Weinberger Senate wide open in 86, and who s who for the decision of Republican sen. Charles Malhias of Maryland not to run for re election next year has sent a shiver up the spines of Republican pols everywhere. The Mathias scat in heavily democratic Maryland was supposedly a sure thing. With twice As Many Republican As democratic incumbents going before the voters in 1986, inc gop in the Senate can ill afford to lose any of its sure things and right wingers were hoping for help from even the Liberal likes of Mac Mathias. This no thank you comes on the heels of inc Surprise defection of sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada who made a career out of introducing Ronald Reagan at conventions. Laxdall faced a tougher fight his Senate income was supplemented by an unprecedented $43,000 a year from the Republican National committee which unwisely created a part time general chairmanship for him and three Laxalt family members were on various Reagan Bush and Republican payrolls in recent years. His expensive libel Suil would have churned up other grist for an opponent but nevadans apparently like High rollers he was favored to win and his departure left the party in the lurch. Two retirements do not a Power shift make. Republican sen. John East of North Carolina is also stepping Down and he was a Likely loser that scat can now be saved. And in Maryland the Way is now Clear for Jane Kirkpatrick to carry the Republican Banner in a Liberal stronghold a race Between Kirkpa trick and rambunctious democratic rep. Barbara Mikulski would be the most exciting slug fast of 1986. Sen. Bob Dole can keep his head Down by concentrating on his Senate Campaign in 86, but knows i presidential Aims depend on shucking his image As the democrats1 favorite Republican. Dole has hired right Wing staff and seems determined to separate himself from responsibility for the tidal wave of red Ink. He seems in worried about Howard Baker but must be concerned with the emergence of a dark horse in sen. Bob Packwood. Rep. Jack Kemp has been steadfast in his Supply sided ass showing a Devotion to principles of Enterprise despite the general quasi Ness about growth As the answer to deficits he has also angered Republican realists who Sec the need for a Little protectionism and a Cap on social Security growth. He would be benefited by a Kirkpatrick run for the Senate since she is his rival for True believer support if Jeanc does go for it Kemp followers would have to keep an Eye on Colorado sen. Bill Armstrong. The democrats Are coming out of their coma. On the left which now Calls itself the Center Ted Kennedy stands like an 800-Pound Gorilla blocking other Liberal candidacies from the from of the Cage. One Kennedy intimate called me to say he Hoard that the senator has just decided not to run another a a she thinks lie is. So much for intimacy. Gary Hart looking Craggie. Mill sure of his destiny will retire from the Senate soon to resume his quest full time. His Oil import fee looks smarter than Ever and he knows he will not have Al Cio support so he can be otherwise Pristine on protectionism. While others arc Busy being mentioned Hart is org Ini tag. Mario Cuomo can run for president by running fur re election As governor of new Yurk that state enjoys . His Fei Stiness in mixing it up with the Media As in a recent meet the press is masterly almost masterful and he can claim Victory in the Bat Leof lax deductibility. Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia reminds me of the 1968 Reagan coming up Strong on the right but nobody can be sure How powerful the right of inc party is. He s everybody s Choice for vice president but in a deadlocked convention. Politics Ain t beanbag i know but beanbag Ain t As much fun As politics. C new York time
